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Regent University Facts

General Information

Our Name

A "regent" is defined as one who represents a king in his absence. For Regent University, a regent is one who represents Christ, our Sovereign, in whatever sphere of life he or she may be called to serve Him.

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University Degrees and Programs

Degrees awarded (2008-09)
1,061
Associate's degrees
1
Bachelor's degrees
175
Master's degrees
586
Doctoral degrees
125
First Professional
174

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Accreditation

Institutional: Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Specialized: American Psychological Association (APA), Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), Association of Theological Schools (ATS), American Bar Association (ABA), Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC).

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General Facts

  • More than 70 graduate and undergraduate degrees
  • Campus locations include Virginia Beach and online programs
  • Approximately 12,852 alumni
  • International study programs in England and France, with the School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship also offering opportunties in countries such as Italy and Israel
  • Seven graduate schools and one undergraduate school
  • Four faculty members named Fulbright Scholars
  • Regent Law recoginized by Princeton Review as a top-ten school in the nation for Best Quality of Life; second for likelihood of students to receive a Heritage Foundation Scholarship
  • More than 300 Hampton Roads Teachers of the Year received their degrees or certificates from Regent's School of Education (SOE), SOE's Principal Preparation scores are 10 to 15 percent higher than the cut rate, and SOE has yielded a 95 percent pass rate in the School Leadership Licensure Assessment
  • Recipient of more than 214 national and international film awards by the School of Communication & the Arts

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Nationally Recognized Graduates

  • Virginia's 44th Attorney General and 2009 gubernatorial candidate, Bob McDonnell
  • Louisiana State Senator, Sharon Weston Broome
  • National Middle School Principal of the Year, Sharon Byrdsong
  • National School Board Association Black Caucus's Educational Leadership Award and National Milken Award Winner, Doreatha White
  • Virginia's Preserve America History Teacher of the Year, Molly Gunsalus
  • Nation's first Assistant Secretary of Labor by Presidential nomination and U.S. Senatorial confirmation, Lisa Kruska
  • Screenplay writer for The Ultimate Gift released nationally, Cheryl McKay
  • Winner of American Bar Association's 2007 Negotiation Competition, succeeding Harvard
  • Winner of American Bar Association's 2006 National Moot Court Championship, previously won by Yale
  • Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team named SIFE USA Regional Champion
  • Two GLE alums serving as university presidents
  • Founder of the Asia Minor Research Center and the Seven Churches Network in Izmir, Turkey,  Mark Wilson

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Signature Events

  • Clash of the Titans® debate—featuring scholars and leaders such as Ehud Barak, Bob Dole, Al Gore, Newt Gingrich, Geraldine Ferraro, Mike Huckabee, Steve Forbes, and others
  • Executive Leadership Series—a business luncheon featuring acknowledged leaders in their fields, including CEOs from the most successful corporations, international authors, government executives and high-ranking military officers
  • Ronald Reagan Symposium—hosted by Robertson School of Government; features noted scholars from Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Oxford University; covered by C-Span and PBS

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Library Resources

Regent's University Library contains more than 300,000 printed volumes; 593, 000 microform items; 19,000 video and audio recordings; 181 article databases; 127,000 electronic books and downloadable audio books; and 3,000 full-text journal titles via article databases.

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Faculty

Regent University faculty members are graduates of Yale, Harvard, Duke, Johns Hopkins and other notable institutions. They are award-winning scholars and practitioners who endeavor to prepare individual students for excellence and success in their chosen fields. Regent students benefit from small class sizes and a high level of personal interaction with faculty members.

Distinguished Professors and Guest Lecturers

  • John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General
  • Ehud Barak, former Israeli Prime Minister
  • Michael Barone, senior writer, U.S. News & World Report
  • Vern Clark, former Chief of Naval Operations
  • Bob Dole, former U.S. Senator
  • Dean Charles W. Dunn, Chair, United States J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (1989-1994)
  • Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes Inc.
  • Newt Gingrich, former U.S. House Speaker
  • Rudy Giuliani, former New York City Mayor
  • Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President
  • Hugh Heclo, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Public Affairs, George Mason University
  • William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard
  • Wonsuk Ma, director, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies; co-editor, Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies
  • Lt. Col. Nir Nitzan, Israeli Defense Forces
  • Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education
  • Nancy Pearcey, Christian worldview expert
  • Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law & Justice
Total Faculty
556
Full-time/Part-time
181
Adjunct
375

Student-Faculty Ratio
16:1
Undergraduate ratio
16:1
Graduate ratio
17:1

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Total Staff
368
Part-time
35
Full-time
333

 

Total Students Enrolled (Fall 2009)
4,886
Men
1,882
Women
3,004
Total Undergraduate
1,918
Graduate
2,074
First professional
667
Non-degree seeking
227
Full-time students
2,134
Part-time students
2,752
Ethnic minorities represented
35%
Number of denominations represented
36
Number of states represented
50
Number of countries represented
48
Average Age of Students:
34
Full-time undergraduate
29
Part-time undergraduate
35
Full-time graduate
30
Part-time graduate
39

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